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The desktop below is from my netbook. Resolution on my screen is 1024x600, typical native netbook resolution. My custom desktop was created by using the following components:

PekWM window manager (available in the testing repository now)

fbpanel (available in the extra repository)

pcmanfm, used to manage the desktop

vl-hot

I like PekWM because it is a tabbed window manager. You can have different applications in a single, tabbed window which is ideal when you are short on screen space as is typical of netbooks. In the image you'll see that I have hv3, pcmanfm, siag and urxvt running in just one window. Fluxbox does it too but PekWM is simpler and and more minimalistic so it works better as a building block of a larger desktop environment. PekWM can replace openbox in LXDE or metacity in GNOME easily.

I like fbpanel because it auto-generates it's menu from the .desktop files in /usr/share/applications, just like GNOME, Xfce, and LXDE.

I like PekWM because it is a tabbed window manager. You can have different applications in a single, tabbed window which is ideal when you are short on screen space as is typical of netbooks. In the image you'll see that I have hv3, pcmanfm, siag and urxvt running in just one window. Fluxbox does it too but PekWM is simpler and and more minimalistic so it works better as a building block of a larger desktop environment. PekWM can replace openbox in LXDE or metacity in GNOME easily.

What is the advantage of tabbed windows over workspaces? Just curious.--GrannyGeek

I like that VERY MUCH Caitlyn! In fact, seems so once I'd read that you were the one "responsible" for PekWM being in the repo I just HAD to d/load it to give it a trial run. I've been using the regular wallpaper you'd placed in there ( my grandson LOVES the rock mountain BTW ) although I may turn around and use ROX for my desktop... I haven't quite decided yet. I also thought of using the fbpanel ( "GMTA" as they say. I wished my brain cell was! ) as it makes the perfect match for a lightweight desktop in my VL-5.9 Light.

I appreciate the work you do here Caitlyn and what knowledge a person of your experience brings to the forum. Thank you.

Amicalement/Cheers!

Eyes-Only"L'Peau-Rouge"

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a last shot of light bata3...sorry...not bang & olufsen.. but I had fun.. found a new dockable at dockapps.org..this is wmclockmon..it is a nice match for wmix and has an alarm mode that can run a command..I have it open xmms and play a playlist...but you may have it open xine and play or some other command...you can toggle a clockmon-config file from /usr/local/bin